1、课时质量评价(二十三)选择性必修第二册 UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURESA组基础巩固. 语法填空AJingdezhen porcelain (瓷器) is Chinese porcelain produced in or near Jingdezhen in southern China. Jingdezhen has produced porcelain 1. _(century) ago. And the town 2. _ was named Jingdezhen by Emperor Zhenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty becam
2、e a major kiln (窑) site around 1004. During the period, the 3. _(produce) of porcelain in this area first became 4. _ (know). By the 14th century it had become the largest centre of producing Chinese porcelain, which remained in the following times. In the Ming Dynasty, official kilns in Jingdezhen
3、5. _(control) by the emperor, making quality porcelain in large quantities for the emperor to give abroad as gifts. As a result, the town was 6. _(close) linked to the world. Although being a remote town in a hilly area, Jingdezhen is near the quality porcelain stone and forests which can provide pl
4、enty of wood for the kilns. It also has 7. _ river flowing from north to south, 8. _(benefit) the transport of the fragile objects. Jingdezhen has produced a great variety of 9. _(value) porcelain. As a result, the town is famous 10. _ the “Porcelain Capital”. One type of its wellknown high quality
5、porcelain object is the blue and white porcelain from the 1330s. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了景德镇陶器的生产、地理位置及产品等信息。1. centuries考查名词的单复数。根据句意“景德镇在数个世纪以前就开始生产陶器了”可知,此处应该填复数centuries。故填centuries。2. which/that考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知,句子的主干是the town became a major kiln site around 1004。the town指物,作先行词,在定语从句中作主语,后接which/tha
6、t引导的限制性定语从句,故填which或that。3. production考查名词。句意:在此期间,这个地区的陶器产品首先变得知名起来。根据本空前的the可知应用名词,故将produce改成其名词形式production。故填production。4. known考查过去分词。句意同上。此处是“变得被知道,变得知名起来”的意思,故使用know的过去分词形式作became“变得”的表语。故填known。5. were controlled考查动词时态和语态。句意:在明朝,被皇帝控制的官窑生产大量的优质陶器给皇帝当礼物送给外国人。此处给的单词control是“控制”的意思,而官窑不可能自己控制自
7、己,只能由另外的人,比如此处的皇帝控制。与主语official kilns一致,应用被动语态,又根据In the Ming Dynasty 可知用一般过去时,故填were controlled。6. closely考查副词。句意:结果,这个小镇与世界紧密相连。close在此处的意思是“紧密的,靠近的”,修饰动词时要用其副词形式作状语,故填closely。7. a考查不定冠词。根据上下文,这段讲述的是景德镇的地理位置优越,它还有一条河流从北边流向南边。此处表示泛指,且river以辅音音素开头,故填a。8. benefiting考查现在分词。句意:因此有利于运输易碎的物品。主语和动词benefit
8、是主动关系,用现在分词作结果状语,用其v.ing形式表达,故填benefiting。9. valuable考查形容词。句意:景德镇已生产了各种各样珍贵的陶器产品。此处用形容词作定语修饰名词porcelain,故填valuable。10. as考查介词。句意:结果,景德镇以“瓷器之都”而闻名。be famous as . 表示“作为出名”,为固定搭配,as表示“作为”。故填as。BThe rapid spread of new technology in Africa is changing the way people receive news and entertainment. Tradi
9、tionally, vast numbers of Africans relied on the radio to keep 1. _(inform). So how is this medium coping 2. _ the face of fast growing competition from mobile phones, the Internet and television?If you want to get a sense of 3. _ Africa is listening to, come with me to Kenyas capital Nairobi. Over
10、the past 20 years, the number of radio stations in Kenya 4. _(grow) from 10 to more than 130. Its a trend 5. _ has been mirrored across Africa. Economic growth paired with 6. _ new generation thats more connected to the outside world and more diverse. Stations have become incredibly local producing
11、programmes in dozens of indigenous (当地的) languages and increasingly global playing western music. Africas passion for radio remains insatiable (未被满足) 7. _ the growth of television. As not many of them 8. _ afford a TV, this rise in TV sales or TV numbers will never compare to radio at least for the
12、next maybe decade or two. Commercial radio stations are what most people listen to. In Nairobi, I have interviewed a lot of people about their attitude towards radio. “Yeah, I love to listen to news. I like to hear whats happening in peoples lives.” “Radio is much 9. _(cheap). I like listening to th
13、e music station.” “Its so convenient. You can choose as many stations 10. _ you like.” “It tells us the news of what is happening all over the world.” Therefore, it seems that radio is here to stay for a while. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。虽然手机、电视和互联网在非洲快速发展,但是人们更愿意选择广播来获得信息。1. informed考查形容词。句意:传统上,大量的非洲人依赖广播来保持消
14、息灵通。keep在此处作系动词,其后应接形容词作表语,informed意为“消息灵通的,有见识的”,故填informed。2. in考查介词。句意:所以,面对来自手机、互联网和电视的快速增长的竞争,这个媒体如何应付呢?in the face of为固定短语,意为“面对,在面前”,故填in。3. what考查宾语从句。句意:如果你想了解非洲人在听什么,跟我一起来肯尼亚的首都内罗毕。分析句子可知,空处引导一个宾语从句,从句中缺少宾语,表示“听的东西”,指物,所以使用what引导,故填what。4. has grown考查动词的时态和主谓一致。句意:在过去的20年,肯尼亚广播站的数量从10个增加到1
15、30多个。根据“Over the past 20 years”可知,本句使用现在完成时,主语the number of radio stations是单数形式,故填has grown。5. that/which考查定语从句。句意:它是一个已经在整个非洲被反映出的趋势。分析句子可知,空处引导一个定语从句,先行词是a trend,关系词在从句中作主语,应用that或which引导,故填that/which。6. a考查冠词。句意:经济的增长产生了新的一代。新的一代人与外界有更多联系,更加多样化。generation是可数名词,此处泛指“新的一代”,故填a。7. despite考查介词。句意:尽管电
16、视不断增长,非洲对广播的热情仍未被满足。分析句子可知,此处表示“尽管”,使用介词despite,故填despite。8. can考查情态动词。句意:由于他们中没有很多人能买得起电视,电视销量或电视数量的上升在接下来的可能十年或二十年都不能和广播相比。分析句子可知,此处表示“能”买得起,表示能力,应使用情态动词can,故填can。9. cheaper考查形容词的比较级。句意:广播要便宜得多。分析语境,并结合空前的much可知,此处应使用形容词比较级,暗含广播与电视相比“更便宜”,故填cheaper。10. as考查固定搭配。句意:你喜欢多少广播台,你就可以选择多少。此处是“as . as .”结
17、构,意为“和一样”。故填as。. 根据提示补全句子1. 如果暴露在外部环境中,他们会更强壮,为他们的未来做好更好的准备。(expose)If exposed_to_the_outside_surroundings,theyll be stronger and better prepared for their future. 2. 我第一次在会议厅演讲时非常紧张。(the first time)I was very nervous the_first_time_I_gave_a_speech in the meeting hall. 3. 在我看来,只有通过努力学习你才能在学习上取得进步。(c
18、oncerned)As_far_as_Im_concerned,it is only by studying hard that you will make progress in your study. 4. 参加英语演讲比赛是学习英语的一种好方法。(动名词短语作主语)Taking_part_in_the_English_speech_competition is a good way to learn English. 5. 我参加了一个救援队,从地震中救出了一些幸存者。(participate)I participated_in_a_rescue_team and saved some
19、survivors from an earthquake. B组能力提升. 阅读理解A(2020山东名校联考)We look ahead to Londons art and exhibition openings and select the mustsee shows.Double scienceIts a big month for the Science Museum, with a new gallery and an exhibition opening. The Science City gallery tells the story of London between 1550
20、 and 1800 when major scientific breakthroughs were happening across the city from Newtons laws of physics to the birth of microscopes allowing us to see the tiny creatures that live among us. If that isnt enough, theres also an exhibition on how art and science have worked closely together over the
21、centuries and continue to do so today.Science City 1550 1800: The Linbury Gallery at the Science Museum. Opens 12 September 13 October, free.The Art of Innovation: From Enlightenment to Dark Matter at the Science Museum. 25 September 26 January, free but ticketed.Are you worried yet?We all suffer fr
22、om anxiety. Artists look into this through artworks that bring to light their own anxieties or how people living with anxiety manage. The exhibition also covers what anxiety would look like if it could be visualised in light or sound something we imagine to be impossible.On Edge: Living in an Age of
23、 Anxiety at Science Gallery. 19 September 19 January, free.Climbing the wallsNo artist has made a bigger career out of placing sculptures of human figures all over the place. Antony Gormley, the artist behind the Angel of the North and sculptures standing all over London, takes over the Royal Academ
24、y of Arts with a blockbusting (轰动一时的) exhibition. This is the hot art ticket in town.Antony Gormley at Royal Academy of Arts. 21 October 3 December, 18 22.1. What is on show in the Science City gallery?A. Some of the greatest physicists.B. The stories of the London development.C. The prediction of t
25、he future science.D. Some of the great achievements in history.2. Which exhibition allows visitors to get a feeling in a new way?A. The Art of Innovation.B. On Edge.C. Royal Academy of Arts.D. Science City 1550 1800.3. When can visitors see these four exhibitions altogether?A. In January.B. In Septe
26、mber.C. In October.D. In December.【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了伦敦艺术展的部分活动内容和开放时间。1. D细节理解题。根据Double science部分中的“The Science City gallery tells the story of London between 1550 and 1800 when major scientific breakthroughs were happening across the city .”可知,展出的是历史上重大的科学突破。故选D。2. B细节理解题。根据Are you worried yet?部
27、分中的“The exhibition also covers what anxiety would look like if it could be visualised in light or sound .”可知,展览包括用光和声音对焦虑进行视觉化,因此参观者会对焦虑有一个新的感觉,故选B。3. C细节理解题。根据文中对各个展览的时间介绍可以判断,应该是在10月份。故选C。BI arrived in my Chinese classroom, ready to share my vast knowledge and experience with the 75 students who w
28、ould be my English Literature class. Having taught in the USA for 17 years, I had no worry at all about my ability to plant in my students enthusiasm for the literature of my mother tongue.I was really shocked when the monitor shouted “Stand up” and the entire class rose as I entered the room, and I
29、 was somewhat confused and anxious about how to get them to sit down again, but once that embarrassment was over, I quickly calmed down and launched into what I thought was a factpacked lecture, sure to gain their respect perhaps even their admiration. I went back to my room radiating that rosy glow
30、 (光泽) that comes from a sense of significant accomplishment.My students kept journals, however, and as I read them, the rosy glow was gradually replaced by an overwhelming sense of frustration. The first journal said, “Our literature teacher didnt teach us anything today. Perhaps her next lecture wi
31、ll be better.” Heartbroken, I read journal after journal, each expressing a similar theme. “Didnt teach them anything? I sketched the entire philosophical framework of thought and laid the historical background for all the works well study in class.” I complained. “How can they say I didnt teach the
32、m anything?”Determined to clear myself, I dug out all my reference books, adding background material to my next lecture, researching into the sociological setting and even the psychological state of the author. After the second class, I eagerly opened the journals, expecting enthusiastic reviews at
33、last. Again, I was crushed by their continuing comments that I was going too slowly without giving meaningful details.More determined than ever, I dived into sources of criticism, deciding to devote more time to the texts by providing summaries of all the interpretations I could find of each work. T
34、his material would give my students ample information for drawing their own conclusions about the works meaning. “Our teacher seems confused about the real meaning of the works,” the journals said. “One minute she gives one interpretation; the next minute she gives another. Then she asks for our opi
35、nions. Were the students. Shes the teacher. She should tell us what the works mean.”It was a long semester, and it gradually became clear to me that my ideas about education were purely Western, and that Chinese ideas differed significantly. I thought a teachers job was to raise interesting question
36、s and provide enough background so that students could draw their own conclusions. My students thought a teachers job was to provide accurate information as directly and concisely as possible. Americans wanted to interpret and experience. The Chinese wanted to master and memorise.4. How did the writ
37、er feel before she began her teaching in China?A. Worried.B. Confident.C. Disappointed.D. Confused.5. What might be the reason why the writer was shocked when the monitor shouted “Stand up”?A. The students intended to scare their new foreign teacher.B. The students refused to stand up before their n
38、ew foreign teacher.C The writer was a little shy and felt embarrassed when he entered the classroom.D. The writer didnt know much about the Chinese classroom and that was totally unexpected.6. What does the writer mean by saying “Determined to clear myself” in Para. 4?A. She wanted to better underst
39、and the studentsquestion.B. She wanted to prove her ability in teaching the course.C. She was a little bit angry with the students.D. She was very disappointed with herself.7. Which of the following might the writer agree with?A. Chinese and Western ideas about education are slightly different.B. A
40、teachers job is to make students think and have their own opinions.C. Teaching is to provide accurate information directly and clearly.D. Both Americans and the Chinese tend to draw conclusions by themselves.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章以轻松幽默的笔调讲述了“我”第一次来中国教书的“不幸”经历,生动形象地展现了中国与西方在教育内容、思维方式上的巨大差异。4. B推理判断题。根据第一段
41、中的“I had no worry at all about my ability to plant in my students enthusiasm for the literature of my mother tongue.”可知,作者一点都不担心自己的能力,相信自己能够让学生对其母语文学充满热情。因此作者在来中国教学之前,心中充满了自信,故选B。5. D推理判断题。根据第二段中的“I was really shocked when the monitor shouted Stand up and the entire class rose as I entered the room,
42、 and I was somewhat confused and anxious about how to get them to sit down again”可知,“我”真的很震惊的原因是“我”不了解中国的教育文化,故选D。6. B词义猜测题。根据上文中的“How can they say I didnt teach them anything?”可知,学生认为老师没有教什么有用的东西,作者产生了挫败感。下文“I dug out all my reference books, adding background material to my next lecture, researchin
43、g into the sociological setting and even the psychological state of the author.”表明作者为下一节课所做的精心准备,因此可以猜测出画线部分的意思是“我决心把自己的能力证明给学生看”,故选B。7. B推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“I thought a teachers job was to raise interesting questions and provide enough background so that students could draw their own conclusions.”可知,作者认
44、为老师的工作是让学生思考并发表自己的看法,故选B。. 七选五Politeness is the practical application of good manners, the goal of which is to make all of the parties relaxed and comfortable. Its a flexible management of words and actions, by which we make other people have a better opinion of us and themselves. It seeks to build
45、a positive relationship. 1. However, in the rush of daily life being polite is social behaviour that we find rare nowadays. 2. They dont even take the time to look around. This has led to the loss of simple social rules some might take for granted and that are particularly powerful. 3,people become
46、less and less attentive to others feelings, for human interaction (互动) is almost lost. Take for instance the rudeness we tolerate when a person is looking at his phone when talking to us. Being polite is not just a simple social elegance. 4. These days “Please” and “Thank you” are forgotten. And not
47、 many people are aware that these two simple words can easily open or close any door to us. Unfortunately, they often forget to say these words. Hope is not lost. There are many ways we can improve our behaviour to achieve skills in politeness. There are simple things we can do to be considered as a
48、 polite and wellmannered person. 5, they will respect you back. Just make a change in our behaviour to start. Use simple words like “Excuse me”, “Please” and “Thank you” every day. Be kind to receive kindness. Care and politeness will get you far in all aspects of life. A. As technology progressesB.
49、 People have become more selfabsorbedC. As long as you show your politeness for peopleD. Since for many people being polite remains a challengeE. Many languages have specific means to show politenessF. It aims to respect a persons need to be liked and understoodG. Its also about being kind, caring a
50、nd respectful to another person【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。礼貌是良好礼仪的表现,但是随着生活节奏的加快人们对礼貌似乎有所忘却,也能够容忍不礼貌的行为。礼貌用语虽小,但能够在很多方面影响我们的生活。1. F该空上句提到它试图建立积极的人际关系。F项与上句承接自然,且两句在句式结构上相同。故选F。2. B该空下句提到人们甚至不愿意花时间观察周围事物。B项与下句联系紧密,不愿花时间观察周围事物是人们以自我为中心的一种表现形式。故选B。3. A该空下句提到人们变得越来越不关心其他人的感受。A项在语境上和下句联系紧密。越来越不关心和随着科学发展都表现出动作的渐变,在逻辑
51、上也能很好地衔接。故选A。4. G该空上句提到礼貌不仅仅是一种简单的社会礼仪。G项的意思和上句是递进关系,尤其通过上句的not just 和本句的 also可以看出两句联系紧密。故选G。5. C该空下句提到他们反过来也会尊重你。C项和下句构成条件状语从句,且该主从句的意义符合逻辑关系和题意。故选C。. 应用文写作(2020山东青岛5月模拟)假定你是某校学生会主席李华,学校下个月12号将举办运动会。请你给校国际部的留学生拟一个参赛通知,内容包括:1. 运动会比赛项目介绍;2. 报名方式和截止时间;3. 注意事项。注意:1. 写作词数应为80左右;2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。【参考范文】
52、NoticeAttention, please! A school sports meeting will be held on the 12th next month. The events include the 100m race, 500m race, 3,000m race, high jump and long jump. In addition, there will be a basketball match in the afternoon. Anyone who is willing to take part in it is welcome. You should sign up online by the end of this month. Do remember the deadline and wait for the reply from the school.Students Union